The IU School of Public Health in Bloomington has received a $1.7 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the role of structural racism in stigmatization and deaths from opioid use in the Indianapolis African American community.

Leaders of local civil rights advocacy groups declined an invitation from IU Health officials to discuss the death of Dr. Susan Moore and racial disparities in health care.

The state’s top law enforcement agency announced last week a $15 million body camera system to assist Indiana state troopers with their jobs.

Three community groups hosted a virtual event on Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort to highlight racism in health care in the aftermath of the external review of Dr. Susan Moores death.

An external review found that while the medical care Dr. Susan Moore received did not cause her death, cultural competence was not practiced by all providers and several lacked awareness of implicit racial bias in Moores care.

A number of studies have found that Black-owned homes are undervalued when compared to those of white homeowners. This is especially true in historically Black neighborhoods.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading a multi-state effort calling on the Biden administration to drop a proposal aimed at funding more comprehensive and inclusive civics and history programs.

Brandon Warren, an Indianapolis-based activist focused on ending violence among young people, said schools need to better address trauma stemming from gun violence and racism.

Black medical students face challenges from the beginning. Many are faced with racism inside the lecture and hospital halls.

Michigan City Mayor Duane Parry is facing calls for his resignation over his profanity-laced remarks about a Black pastor.